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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 (Pages 57 - 116).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the group of young white men in the late 1950s who wore creeper shoes and shirts and who set upon the streets to assault Black people called?
(a) Good old boys.
(b) Flagrant boys.
(c) Redneck boys.
(d) Teddy boys.

2. Which American sports organization announced measures to address the lack of Black managers in the sport in 2002?
(a) The National Tennis League.
(b) The National Basketball Association.
(c) The National Football League.
(d) The National Hockey League.

3. In the 1980s, which political party did Britain's settled Black and brown people mostly belong to?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Whigs.
(c) Torys.
(d) Labour.

4. In 1982, where did John Fernandes work?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Kilburn Polytechnic.
(c) The Brixton Police Department.
(d) Herrod's Department Store.

5. When did Britain begin trading in African slaves?
(a) 1783.
(b) 1562.
(c) 1590.
(d) 1607.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many Black 16- to 24-year-olds were out of work in the U.K. in 2012?

2. What prompted the Brixton riots in 1981?

3. Which law drastically restricted immigration rights for Britain's Commonwealth citizens in 1962?

4. Which white nationalist party was formed in Britain in 1967?

5. When was the Abolition of Slavery Act introduced in the British Empire?

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